Do LGBTQ kids in foster care count?
Has the city done all it can for queer youth amid the Supreme Court's decision to hear vital Philadelphia-based LGBTQ+ civil rights case?
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Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center named coolest space in Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Valley Business listed Allentown’s Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center as one of 30 coolest spaces throughout Lehigh, Northampton and Carbon counties. Located in the...
Catholic coalition files brief in St. Joe’s case
On March 5, a coalition of three LGBT Catholic organizations and one Catholic leader filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case of Noel Koenke,...
Bethlehem school district sued for anti-trans bias
The mother of a
Northampton County non-binary student is suing the Bethlehem Area School
District, claiming her child has been the victim of anti-trans bias while
receiving...
Media Trail: March 13, 2020
Mormon students protest BYU stance on same-sex behavior
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that two weeks ago, after Brigham Young University dropped a section from...
International News: March 13, 2020
Hundreds of Guardian staff protest the paper’s ‘pattern of transphobic content’
Hundreds of staff and contractors at The Guardian have united in condemnation of the...
Action Wellness launches prison reentry program
Action Wellness recently launched its third prison linkage program to help newly released prisoners reintegrate into society and get the healthcare they need. The...
Media Trail: March 6, 2020
South Carolina sued over its ban on LBGTQ sex education discussions
The Columbian reported it is against state law in South Carolina for public school...
Philadelphia Police Department welcomes first openly trans graduate
The Philadelphia Police Academy saw its first transgender graduate, Benson Churgai, sworn into the Philadelphia Police Department, as part of PPD’s 391st class, on...
The most LGBTQ relevant Democratic Primary races
The Pennsylvania Democratic Primary elections are nearing. On April 28, along with participating in the presidential primary, residents will vote for new and existing...
Pete Buttigieg ends historic campaign
On March 1, Pete Buttigieg ended his campaign for President. Buttigieg’s run was historic: he was the first out gay candidate of a major...
Safehouse injection site closed due to protests
Just 48 hours after the opening of the groundbreaking Safehouse injection site was announced Feb. 25, a spokesperson for Constitution Health Plaza announced that...
New judge assigned to Penn antibias case
A new federal judge has been assigned to the case of “Jane Doe,” a transgender woman who’s suing the University of Pennsylvania for alleged...
Sheriff’s Office honors Austin, Bilal promises LGBTQ liaison
Philadelphia’s Sheriff’s Office helmed by Sheriff Rochelle Bilal held a commendation and awards ceremony on Feb. 27 at Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5....
Blind gay man on dialysis denied Meals on Wheels
A Lancaster County gay man who’s blind and on kidney dialysis has been denied low-cost meals through his local Meals on Wheels agency since...
Local gay bar ‘hopes’ to reopen by end of week
Largely due to community support and legal restructuring, the LGBTQ bar, Boxers PHL hopes to reopen its doors Friday “with a full liquor license,”...
International News: March 6, 2020
London to hold the 'world's first' Muslim gay and transgender event
London will host what is being billed as the “world’s first” and transgender Muslim...
Local psychoanalytic center to host program on gender
The Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia (PCOP) will host the event Gender Fixed and Fluid: Mournful, Melancholic and Enigmatic on Friday, March 6. Dr. Adrienne...
HRC president launches national interfaith tour at first Black Episcopal church...
“God is a lover of justice,” declared Human Rights Campaign (HRC) President Alphonso David from the pulpit of the Historic African Episcopal Church of...
International News: February 28, 2020
Brazilian transgender dancer shatters Carnival parade taboo
When dancer Camila Prins entered Sao Paulo's Carnival parade grounds, a costume of feathers clinging to her sinuous...
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